Enfield P17 to a 404 Jeff?

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25 March 2006, 04:50

BigBullet

Enfield P17 to a 404 Jeff?

I have a Winchester manufactured Enfield P17 that is currently a 300 Win Mag, but it is still too heavy even for this caliber. I had an idea to convert/rebarrel to a 404 Jefferey.

Is this a realistic conversion? Can this be done without a lot of fuss concerning feed rails other then the normal polishing? The floor plate has already been modified, so how many would the magazine be able to hold?

I feel this would be a much better caliber for this action for this weight rifle. Your advice and recommendations are appreciated.

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25 March 2006, 06:58

WyoJoe

Contact Dennis Olson in Plains Montana. He is very knowledgable on the P-17's and a very good gunsmith.

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25 March 2006, 07:11

22WRF

Two other masters of that action are Thomas Burgess and Ted Blackburn.

25 March 2006, 07:46

jeffeosso

For the simple practicality of it, 416 rem is a better and easier to feed choice..

then again, it's just a couple greenback to dennis and it will feed like paul mauser built it

jeffe

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